Balancing and Dispatching Manager

As a Balancing and Dispatching Manager, you will be responsible for the short-term management of an energy contracts portfolio (electricity and natural gas), executing balancing actions—both indirectly through flexible contracts and directly via SPOT market trading. You will oversee nomination processes with system operators, maintain relationships with suppliers and dispatch departments of system operators, and perform a wide range of analyses and reporting related to this domain.

In our rapidly growing organization, you will have a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the development of portfolio management strategy in an environment that combines the agility of a start-up with the professionalism of a leading player in the energy market.

Scope of Responsibilities:

· Short-Term Portfolio Management – Coordination of day-ahead and intraday balancing of natural gas and electricity portfolios on a 24/7 basis, based on conditions jointly established with Portfolio Management and Gas Desk MET International. This includes managing volume mandates and executing balancing actions, including trading on the SPOT market (TGE/OTC) to ensure portfolio balance.

· Demand Forecasting – Development, implementation, and ongoing refinement of short-term forecasting models for portfolios, customer segments, and large industrial consumers, based on consumption data, weather information and qualitative factors.

· Nomination and Scheduling Supervision – Oversight of compliance with obligations toward transmission, distribution, and storage system operators (TSOs, DSOs, SSOs) concerning the submission of nominations and schedules within agreed deadlines, as well as coordination of matching processes with trading partners.

· Reporting – Preparation of reports covering, among others, the effectiveness of balancing and forecasting, volume mandates, SPOT trading results, current consumption, and weather forecasts.

· Process Automation – Automation of processes related to data aggregation for balancing purposes, forecasting, nominations, scheduling, and reporting. This is done in cooperation with the Digitalisation Manager, developers, Portfolio Manager, and Gas Desk MET International.

· Team Development – Building a team of dispatchers, analysts, and intraday market traders.